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WS/FCS Curriculum Support Document
Key Learning Objectives:
o Students will be able to explain how needs, wants, and beliefs impact individual and societal behavior.
o Students will be able to explain the long and short-term consequences of individual and societal actions.
o Students will be able to evaluate ways to resolve conflicts and meet challenges based on the historical patterns
they have studied.
Course Essential Questions:
o How can societies balance the exercise of power without becoming abusive?
o How does geography affect society and its outlook?
o How does class conflict influence history?
o How does the government protect the economic interests of the powerful?
o How do beliefs and customs affect people’s decision-making?
I. The Historian’s Toolbox
UNIT OF STUDY/THEME:
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of Days:
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Objectives
1.01
1.02
1.04
4 Days
Concepts/
Factual Content
o
o
o
o
o
1.03
Block
o
Time/Continuity
Perspective
Cause & Effect: Causal thinking
Unit Essential
Question:
How can I use the tools of the social sciences to
understand the effects of world history on my life
today?
Examples of Lesson Essential Questions
Corresponding Areas to Highlight
1. What is history? Why should we be interested in/study
other cultures?
1. - our understanding of past events based on physical and
textual evidence
- history is fluid rather than absolute and open to
interpretation
2. How and why does history influence mankind?
2. - History creates our problems and challenges, provides
us with an identity, and provides us with exemplars on how
to or how not to live.
3. How do historians use cause and effect to explore
history?
3. - Cause and Effect helps historians to see the
connections between events, the context of events, and to
understand the consequence of actions.
Detection of bias/Interpreting
Sources
Comparing views/Tracing
Themes
1. How does bias influence the study of history?
1. - from sources & personal interference while reading
the sources
2. How do historians use primary and secondary sources?
2. - primary: to obtain information about the time period
- secondary: to better understand the context from which
the sources originate to get a broader perspective of history
Perspectives/Frames of
reference: Modes of study
1. What skills and sciences help us to uncover the past?
1. the variety of social sciences, i.e. archaeology,
geography, anthropology, political science, sociology, and
economics
2. What principles do historians use to make reasonable
inferences about the past?
2. - explain what should happen when sources disagree
- proximity of source to event, reliability of source, bias of
source, corroborating evidence, to account for ones’ own
bias
What aspects of human life do historians study?
society, technology, economics, politics, and culture as they
relate to the study of history
Perspectives/Frames of reference:
Focus areas
II. Development of Civilizations and Empires
UNIT OF STUDY/THEME:
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of Days:
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Objectives
1.02
1.03
1.05
Block
10 Days
Concepts/
Factual Content
o
Making geographic predictions:
Asia & Africa
o
Agricultural Revolution
1.06
2.01
6.01
6.04
6.05
Mesopotamian civilization (Sumer)
1.06
2.01
6.01
o
1.03
1.06
2.01
2.04
6.01
6.06
o
o
o
o
Mesopotamian Empires
o Amorites
o Phoenicians
o Assyrians
o Chaldeans
o Persia
Indian civilizations
o Indus
o Mauryas
o Guptas
Geography
Culture
Roots of Caste System
Unit Essential
Question:
How did early civilizations resolve conflicts over
distribution of power and resources?
Examples of Lesson Essential Questions
Corresponding Areas to Highlight
What were the causes and effects of the Neolithic
Revolution?
Hunters and Gatherers
Domestication
Irrigation
Tools
Traditional Economy
1. How did Mesopotamia fulfill the definition of a
civilization?
1. Traits of Civilization
Economic specialization
Government structure
2. Describe Sumerian civilization.
2. City-states
Cuneiform
Ziggurats
Polytheism
Dependence on river
Government structure
Centralized control of irrigation
1. Describe the contributions made by ancient groups that
advance civilization.
1. Hammurabi’s Code
alphabet
trade empire
purple dye
iron tools
2. Explain the factors that allowed different empires to rise
and fall?
2. Military tactics
Improved technology
Expanding bureaucracy
Ruling style of conquerors (toleration)
1. Describe the rise, contributions, and fall of the Indus
Valley Civilization.
1.
City planning
Sewage systems
Aryan invasions
natural disasters
2. Evaluate the impact that invasions have on India.
2.
Khyber Pass
“Government is the science of punishment” vs.
Asoka’s rule of toleration
Rise of Indian bureaucracy
1.03
1.06
2.01
2.05
3.01
1.03
1.06
2.01
8.01
o
Chinese civilizations
o Xang
o Zhou
o Qin
o Han
o Geography
o Dynastic Cycle
o Culture
o Philosophy
o Egypt
o Geography
o Government
o Culture
Features of Civilization
3. Which dynasty can be best described as a “Golden
Age?”
3. Compare the contributions of the Mauryas vs. the
Guptas
1. How does the mandate of heaven lead to the dynastic
cycle?
1. hand of god changes favored dynasty
2. How do Chinese respond to the internal conflicts of the
Zhou Dynasty?
2. Time of the Warring States
3. How do Chinese dynasties exercise power differently?
3. Harsh government of the Qin vs. the tolerant rule of the
Han
1. Why is Egypt called “The Gift of the Nile?”
1. Regular flooding,
Breadbasket
Protection provided by the surrounding geography
2. How did the Pharaoh justify his control in Egypt?
2. Theocracy
3. Explain conflicts over power in ancient Egypt –
political, religious, and economic.
3.
Akhenaton
Hatshepsut
Nobles
Priest
4. How did other cultures try to adopt Egyptian culture?
4.
Nubian conquest
III. Eastern Religious Thought
UNIT OF STUDY/THEME:
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of Days:
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Objectives
2.01
Block
Unit Essential
Question:
3 Days
Concepts/
Factual Content
How did the growth and spread of religious beliefs
impact eastern civilizations?
Examples of Lesson Essential Questions
Corresponding Areas to Highlight
Ancestor worship in China
How did early Chinese religious practices reflect the values
and needs in society?
filial piety
oracle bones
animism
connections to nature
o
How did the three major philosophies propose to create
order in China?
The founders of each
5 Relationships
“The Way”
2.05
Comparison:
o Confucianism
o Daoism
o Legalism
Shintoism
Explain the beliefs of Shintoism.
Nature worship
Kami
2.04
Beliefs and Practices of Hinduism
Explain the beliefs and practices of Hinduism.
Dharma
Karma
Reincarnation
Moksha
Polytheism: Vishnu, Shiva, Brahman
Vedas
2.04
6.02
The Caste System
1.
How does the caste system organize the society in
India?
1.
Ar yan invasion
Brahmin; Kshatriyas, Vaishyas; Sudras; untouchables
Evaluate the abusiveness of the caste system.
2.
Karma / Dharma
Caste vs. Class
Four Noble Truths
Eightfold Path
2.01
2.05
8.01
2.04
6.02
8.02
2.
3.
Buddhist Religious Thought
1. How is Buddhism different than Hinduism?
1.
2. What was Buddha’s response to the caste system?
2.
Rejection of the Caste System
3. How did Buddhism change society in India?
3.
Adoption by the trader class
4. Why did Buddhism spread?
4.
Diffused along Silk Road
IV. Monotheistic Religious Thought
UNIT OF STUDY/THEME:
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of Days:
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Block
3 Days
Concepts/
Factual Content
Unit Essential
Question:
How do the beliefs and practices of the three major
monotheistic religions compare?
Examples of Lesson Essential Questions
Corresponding Areas to Highlight
6.01
6.02
8.01
8.04
Jewish belief and practice
Explain the beliefs and practices of Judaism.
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6.01
6.02
8.01
8.04
Christian belief and practice
1. Explain the beliefs and practices of Judaism.
1.
- Monotheism
- New covenant (communion, baptism, ultimate sacrifice)
- Grace and Faith
2. How is Christianity rooted in Jewish beliefs and
practices?
2.
- Paul’s missions lead to widespread diffusion
- No class distinctions – all believers equal
- New Testament Bible
1. Explain the beliefs and practices of Islam.
1.
- Monotheism
- “People of the Book”
- Qu’ran
- 5 Pillars
2. How did Muhammad’s death bring about change in
Islam?
2.
- Sunni and Shia split
- Sufism
6.01
6.02
8.01
8.04
Muslim belief and practice
monotheism
10 Commandments / Torah
Covenant
Ethical basis
Exodus
V. Classical Civilizations
UNIT OF STUDY/THEME:
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of Days:
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Block
6 Days
Concepts/
Factual Content
Unit Essential
Question:
How did newfound prosperity lead to the eventual fall
of the Classical Civilizations?
Examples of Lesson Essential Questions
Corresponding Areas to Highlight
1.03
2.02
Greece: Geography
How did the geography influence social, political and
economic life in Greece?
-
islands and mountains lead to small, isolated
communities
2.02
Greece: Civilization on Minoan Crete
How did isolation impact the development of Minoan
culture?
o
o
o
o
peaceful
arts flourished
no armies
unprepared for disaster
1.02
2.02
6.01
Greece: Greek city-states: Sparta &
Athens
How did groups of people facing similar challenges
develop differently?
o
o
Helot Rebellion
Development of government (monarchy, oligarchy,
tyranny, direct democracy)
Roles of women in society
Allocation of resources
o
o
2.02
Greece: Hellenic Age
- Persian War
-P eloponnesian War
How did the city-states interact when they were drawn out
of isolation?
o
o
o
stand together against an external enemy only to
succumb to internal warfare
Athenian interaction with Asia Minor (Ionian
Rebellion) leading to the Persian Wars
Delian League and the Peloponnesian League
2.02
Greece: Greek culture
How were the values of Greek Golden Age reflected in
their art, architecture and philosophy?
o
o
o
o
o
o
beauty of nature
mathematics principles
natural science
religious beliefs
sophisticated simplicity
principles of logic
2.02
3.01
Greece: Alexander the Great and the
Hellenistic Age
1. How did the Macedonians gain control of the known
world?
1.
o
o
superior military training and tactics
Peloponnesian Wars weakened other Greek city-states
2. How did Alexander manage his empire?
2.
o
o
o
o
Toleration
Use of existing institutions to maintain control
Incorporation of conquered peoples
Economic benefits of internal trade
3. How does the increase in trade lead to blended cultures?
3.
o
o
Lasting achievement of the Hellenistic Culture
Improved communication and transportation
1.03
2.03
Rome: Mediterranean geography
How did geography contribute to development of Roman
power?
o
o
o
isolation during early development
hub of trade
centralized control of Mediterranean
2.03
Rome: Origins and Expansion of
Rome
How did a unique Roman culture develop from other
distinct cultures?
o
o
o
o
incorporation of conquered people
military ingenuity
Punic Wars
“Rome conquered the world in self-defense”
2.03
Rome: Structure of the republic
1. How was Roman society structured?
1.
o
Patricians and Plebeians
2.
o
o
o
Reaction to abuses by Etruscan kings
2 consuls, Senate, and Centuriate Assembly
Role of Dictator (Cincinnatus)
2. How was power distributed within the republic?
2.03
8.03
Rome: Caesar and the
Fall of the Roman Republic
1. How did the Punic Wars lead to the fall of the republic?
o
o
o
o
2. Evaluate Caesar’s impact on Rome.
2.03
2.03
Rome: Roman emperors
Rome: Split of the Roman empire
1.
o
o
Latifundia (large plantations)
Homeless mob
Reliance on slave labor
Gracchi brothers: failed attempt at land
redistribution
Generals’ control of private armies (Gaius Marius)
Civil wars (Sulla)
o
o
o
o
First Triumvirate
Caesarian Reforms
Diminishes the authority of the Senate
Expands citizenship to conquered territories
2.
1. Compare characteristics of good and bad Roman
emperors.
1. Building programs, entertainment of the masses,
military successes, rights of the people, etc.
2. Why was Augustus the measure of all later Roman
Emperors?
2. Pax Romana, success of reforms, longevity, adoption of
next emperor, etc.
How did the split of the Roman Empire fall into the broader
category of delaying the Fall of the Roman Empire?
-
unfavorable balance of trade
change in trade routes
Diocletian’s reforms
Constantine’s reforms
Is a fall inevitable?
2.03
2.06
3.02
Byzantine Empire: Justinian
How did Justinian try to recapture the glory of the Roman
Empire?
-
Justinian’s Code (written law code)
“innocent until proven guilty”
Theodora
Building program (Hagia Sophia)
Recapture the Western Roman Empire
2.06
8.01
Byzantine Empire: Eastern Orthodox
Church
How did the advent of the Eastern Orthodox Church
highlight and heighten tensions between Eastern and
Western Europe?
-
theological differences (icons, clergy)
head of the church – spiritual vs. temporal
Schism of 1054
Russian Orthodox Church
VI. European Middle Ages
UNIT OF STUDY/THEME:
Suggested #
Of Days:
Block
SCOS
Objectives
3.02
3.02
8.03
2.03
3.02
8.01
5 Days
Concepts/
Factual Content
o
Fall of Rome
o
Rise of the Barbarians
o
Feudalism
o
Manorialism
o
Order in Medieval Western
Europe
o Kings
o Nobility
o The Church
Unit Essential
Question:
How did the fall of Rome create the conflict between
church and state that characterizes the Middle Ages?
Examples of Lesson Essential Questions
How did the fall of Rome lead to increased barbarian
influence in Western Europe?
How did medieval political and economic systems reflect
decentralization?
Corresponding Areas to Highlight
-
1. How did the church’s structure in the 5th century reflect
the structure of the Roman Empire?
2. How did the church’s status when Rome fell lead to its
importance during the Middle Ages?
3. How did secular and religious authorities balance power?
1.
2.
-
3.
-
3.02
8.03
o
High Middle Ages
1.
-
o
Rise of nation-states
-
1. How did secular and religious authorities balance power?
2. How did the Norman Conquest lead to the interweaving
of English and French history?
3. How did the competition over land and allegiance to
their lord (fealty) lead to the rise of nation-states?
2.
3.
-
disruption of trade
power vacuum
rule by the sword – whoever has most military power
power held by local military leaders - decentralization
reliance on personal loyalty and tribal authority instead
of a central government and justice system
self-sufficient manors
lord – vassal relationship
Pope = Emperor; Bishops = regional governors, Priests
= Centurions; Canon Law = Imperial Law; etc.
church takes over basic functions of government
(centralized authority, bureaucracy, judicial system,
canon laws, etc.)
power/ abuse of power
spiritual power influenced temporal power
the crowning of Charlemagne as Emperor of the
Romans
investiture controversy
Causes of Crusades – helping the Eastern Roman
Empire, penance, Papal desire for power
Effects of Crusades – increased trade, transnational
trade networks, kings increase power, nobles have
diminished power
Babylonian Captivity and the Great Schism
Paradox of the more powerful English king being a
vassal of the French king
Hundred Years War
Hundred Years War
Black Plague – drop in population causes a labor
shortage which leads to better wages
4. How did events in the High Middle Ages lead to a
transition to the Renaissance?
4.
-
VII. Pre-Colonial Africa and Americas
UNIT OF STUDY/THEME:
Block
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of Days:
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Objectives
Year-long
Black Plague – drop in population causes a labor
shortage which leads to better wages
Universities becoming increasingly secular
1. Urbanization
5 Days
14 Days
Concepts/
Factual Content
Unit Essential
Question:
How did geography limit the global
influence of African civilizations?
How did the major Meso-American
civilization organize societies?
Examples of Lesson Essential Questions
Corresponding Areas to Highlight
1.03
Geography and
African civilizations
What physical features affected the development of African
civilizations?
o
o
o
rivers (Niger, Nile, Congo)
5 physical regions and their characteristics
Lack of ports
2.06
N. African and Middle East Muslim
civilizations
How did Islamic empires expand their influence after 632?
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
Four rightly guided Caliphs (Orthodox Caliphs)
Sunni and Shia split
Umayyad Caliphate
Abbasid Caliphate
Seljuk Turks
Ottoman Empire
Religious toleration for “People of the Book”
Economic benefits of trade
2.07
Ghana, Mali and Songhai
How did the gold and salt trade dictate the rise and fall of
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?
o
o
o
o
o
north – south trade of gold and salt across the
Sahara
monopolistic control of the gold mines
Mansu Musa
Conversion to Islam
Timbuktu as a center of learning
2.07
The Great Zimbabwe
How did the people of Great Zimbabwe use social,
economic, and political means to expand their empire?
o
o
o
control of most grazing land in southeast Africa
use of military to control land
trade with India and Arabia
2.07
East African trading cities
How does the increase in trade lead to blended cultures?
o
o
Swahili
Trade networks
SCOS
Objectives
Concepts/
Factual Content
Examples of Lesson Essential Questions
2.08
o
Mayans
o
What were the achievements of the Mayans?
2.08
o
Aztecs
o
Explain the role of violence in Aztec society.
2.08
o
Incas
o
How did the Incas manage their empire?
Corresponding Areas to Highlight
-
calendar
agriculture system
construction of temples
subjugation of conquered people
human sacrifice
strong central administration
-
construction of roads
redistribution of wealth
incorporation of conquered peoples
strong central administration
official language
VIII. Exploration and Colonization
UNIT OF STUDY/THEME:
Suggested #
of Days:
Block
4 Days
Year-long
6 Days
Unit Essential
Question:
What were the causes and effects of colonization on
European and American societies?
SCOS
Objectives
Concepts/
Factual Content
3.04
Competition leads to exploration and
colonization
o
3.04
3.05
3.06
3.07
8.04
Economic motives
- Mercantilism
1. How did the desire for profit/wealth lead to the
development of mercantilism?
1.
2. How did mercantilism reinforce the need for colonies?
2.
Examples of Lesson Essential Questions
Corresponding Areas to Highlight
Explain how gold, glory, and God led to exploration
and colonization.
o
o
o
o
need for natural resources
desire to establish direct trade routes
competition to discover for national prestige
religious fervor and religious freedom
o
o
French model of mercantilism
English model of mercantilism (joint stock
companies)
Precious metals as a basis of wealth
o
3.04
3.05
3.07
The Columbian Exchange
How did intercontinental trade affect Europe and the
Americas?
3.04
3.06
3.07
o
Slavery
1. Why did slavery in the Americas develop along racial
lines?
o
The Triangular Trade
2. How did the triangular trade affect Europe, Africa and
the Americas?
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
Captured markets for finished goods
Favorable balance of trade
o
o
o
o
Need for cheap labor
epidemics destroying the Native American
population
encomienda
silver mining
o
o
Middle Passage
African Diaspora
changes in diet
changes in native animal populations
introduction of non-native diseases
exploitation of the Americas
1.
2.
IX. Enlightenment and Revolutions
UNIT OF STUDY/THEME:
Suggested #
of Days:
SCOS
Objectives
3.03
4.01
6.03
Block
7 Days
Year-long
16 Days
Concepts/
Factual Content
o
Renaissance thought
o
Humanism
Unit Essential
Question:
How did changes in ideas drive changes in 15th
through 18th century government and society?
Examples of Lesson Essential Questions
1. How did economic prosperity foster the Renaissance?
2. How did renewed interest in classical culture shape the
values of the Renaissance?
3. How is art a reflection of Renaissance attitudes?
3.03
4.01
6.03
3.02
3.03
4.01
The Protestant Reformation
Development of English
Constitutional Monarchy
- English Civil War
- Glorious Revolution
Corresponding Areas to Highlight
1.
- increased trade
- Hanseatic League
- patronage
2.
- emphasis of classical text
- humanism, individualism, emphasis on nature, idealism,
etc.
3.
- humanism, individualism, emphasis on nature, idealism,
etc.
Use as Examples:
- works of Renaissance masters and innovations (Donatello,
Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Raphael, Gutenberg, Shakespeare,
etc.)
1. What conditions allowed opposition to the Catholic
Church?
1.
o
o
o
o
o
2. Why did some secular authorities support the
Reformation?
2.
o
o
How did the kings’ reliance on Parliament for funds lead to
the increase role of the middle class in government?
o
o
o
o
Humanism and Renaissance thought
Mass printing of the Bible and other books
Tolerance of academic debate over theology
Martin Luther
Institutional abuses of the Catholic Church
(indulgences, the debt from the building of St. Peter’s
basilica, accumulation of wealth)
Redistribution of church’s wealth
Ongoing power struggle between the kings, nobles and
the pope
Henry II’s judicial reform
Magna Carta
Model Parliament (included Middle Class in
Parliament as the House of Commons)
Cromwell and the Commonwealth
o
o
o
3.03
Absolutism
Restoration
Glorious Revolution
English Bill of Rights
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How did absolute monarchs maintain absolute power?
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3.03
4.01
6.03
The Enlightenment
How did the Enlightenment apply Renaissance ideas into
political practices?
4.01
The American Revolution
1. How did economic unrest create the conditions for
revolutions?
lack of strong opposition
lack of authority by the
representative bodies
feudal precedence
divine right of kings
personal swagger to be an absolute
monarch
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Hobbes
Locke
Rousseau
Voltaire
Adam Smith
Montesquieu
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
Mercantilism (balance of trade)
(America)
Taxation without representation
Economic depression
Abuses of the Estates system
(France)
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The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Reign of Terror
Continental Wars
Napoleon
1.
The French Revolution
2. How did Enlightenment ideas become political reality in
the United States and France?
2.
3. Compare the level of success of revolutionary ideas in
America and France.
X. Industrialization and Nationalism
UNIT OF STUDY/THEME:
Suggested #
of Days:
SCOS
Objectives
7.01
7.02
4.02
7.03
Block
4 Days
Year-long
10 Days
Concepts/
Factual Content
The Industrial Revolution
Effects of the Industrial Revolution
3.01
4.02
5.01
o
Competition
o
Imperialism
4.05
Far East reaction to imperialism
Unit Essential
Question:
How did changes in industry lead to changes in
international relations?
Examples of Lesson Essential Questions
Corresponding Areas to Highlight
o
o
o
o
o
How did the Industrial Revolution move production from
the homes to factories?
o
o
Scientific Revolution
cottage industry
mass production
contributions (Bessemer process, etc.)
mechanization (steam engine, hydroelectricity)
distribution: railroads, canals
factors of production
o
o
o
o
o
o
changes in the role of women
increase in child labor
rise of urban poor
rise of middle class
increased migration
municipalities
o
communism, capitalism, socialism
1. How did the Industrial Revolution change society in
industrialized countries?
1.
2. What economic philosophies developed during the
Industrial Revolution?
2.
How did imperialism and nationalism relate to each other?
- The White Man’s Burden
- The Scramble for Africa
- The Berlin Conference
1. How does decentralization under the Shoguns and
samurai leave Japan vulnerable to outside influence?
1.
o
o
o
o
shogunate system
Opium wars and extraterritoriality
Commodore Perry forcing Japan open
Japan’s imperialism ( Sino-Japanese War,
Russo-Japanese War, annexation of Korea)
-
political Romanticism (Garibaldi)
realpolitik (Cavour, Bismarck)
Late entrance into imperialism
2. Compare Chinese and Japanese responses to western
influence?
4.03
German and Italian unification
1. How did the newly formed Germany and Italy need to
fight for land and respect?
1.
2.
2. How did the newly formed Germany and Italy change
the balance of power in eastern Europe?
-
Austria-Hungary; dual monarchy, empire
Ottoman Empire
Power vacuum in the Balkans
German competition for naval supremacy
XI. Global Conflicts
UNIT OF STUDY/THEME:
Suggested #
of Days:
SCOS
Objectives
5.01
5.01
Block
5 Days
Year-long
16 Days
Concepts/
Factual Content
Causes of WWI
The Great War
Unit Essential
Question:
How did the competition for
resources lead to global conflict?
Examples of Lesson Essential Questions
Corresponding Areas to Highlight
1. Why did national interests become more important than
the principle of self-determinism?
1. Nationalism vs. Self-determinism
- Balkan peninsula
- Self-determination
- Industrial Revolution
- Militarism
- Imperialism
- Nationalism
2. How did nationalism create the conditions that led to
WWI?
2. Conditions leading to WWI
- Nationalism leads to imperialism which leads to
militarism, which leads to alliances
How did advances in technology cause WWI to be more
costly than other wars?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.02
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Versailles
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The Global Depression
1. How did the Treaty of Versailles lead to WWII?
2. How did the global depression create unstable
governments?
4.04
Russian Revolution
How did class conflict lead to the Russian Revolution?
Changes in tactics prolong the war (trench
warfare)
machine guns, tanks, airplanes, submarines,
etc.
“Total War”
Losses: fatalities, property, monetary
1. Treaty of Versailles- Fourteen Points plan
- The punitive option (Lloyd George, Clemenceau)
- Loss of monarchies
2. Global depression- hyper-inflation
- the lost generation
- unemployment
- scapegoats (anti-Semitism)
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
proletariat
Red Army
Abolition of the serfs
Lenin
Communist Manifesto
Bolsheviks
Redistribution of wealth
5.02
5.03
The rise of dictators
1. How did the policy of appeasement fail?
2. How did nations resolve the tension between the
collective good and individual rights in light of the
economic crisis of the 1920s and 30s?
5.03
6.01
6.02
8.04
WWII
The Holocaust
1. Appeasement Munich Conference
 Failure of the League of Nations
 Anschluss
 “Peace for our time”
2. Tensions hyper-inflation
 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
 isolationism
 appeasement
 Fascism
 Totalitarianism
 Roosevelt vs. Hitler
 Increasing tensions with Japan
1. How did the events during the war affect post-war
balance of power?
1. Diplomatic actions Lend-lease Act
 Yalta Conference
 Potsdam Conference
2. How did WWII impact the history of the world?
2. Events- Soviet victory at Stalingrad
- Normandy invasion
- Battle of Midway
- U.S. entrance into the war (Pearl Harbor)
- Hiroshima and Nagasaki
1. What conditions allowed the Holocaust to happen?
1.
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2. In light of the “Never Again” concept, why have there
been further genocides since the Holocaust?
Nuremburg Laws
Final Solution
Ghettoes
Kristallnacht
Concentration/Death Camps
Nuremburg Trials
2.
- continued ethnic tensions
- lack of United Nations intervention
- lack of global awareness
- unstable governments and leaders
-examples: Rwanda, Sudan, Bosnia, etc.
XII. Cold War and Colonial Independence
UNIT OF STUDY/THEME:
Suggested #
of Days:
SCOS
Objectives
3.01
4.05
6.02
3.07
4.05
6.02
5 Days
Year-long
10 Days
Concepts/
Factual Content
6.04
6.05
8.05
5.04
Block
o
Soviet Communism
o
Chinese Communism
The Cold War
o
Gandhi
o
Indian Independence
o
Partition
African Independence
Unit Essential
Question:
How have 20th century struggles over power changed
political, economic, and social structures?
Examples of Lesson Essential Questions
Corresponding Areas to Highlight
1. Explain the consequences of the Soviets’ urban approach
to communism and the rural approach of the Chinese.
1. industrial v. agricultural, world competition, …
2. To what extent did the government of the Soviet Union
honor the principles of communism?
2.
-dictatorship v rule by the people
-unequal distribution of wealth
-failure of central government
1. How did the political philosophies of the US and USSR
cause the Cold War?
1.
- Communism v. Capitalism (State v. Individual control)
- Allocation of resources, domination of markets
-Identify the major goals of both the US and Soviet Union
during the Cold War
2. How did the unresolved conflicts of WWII lead to the
Cold War?
2. Unresolved conflicts: Potsdam conference, Marshall
Plan, containment, military alliances, domino theory,
deterrence, nuclear arms race, Sputnik, etc.
1.
-British rule (Raj)
-economic tensions due to trade
-British ignorance of Indian culture (Sepoy Mutiny)
-rise of Indian nationalism
1. Explain the causes and effects of the Indian
Independence movement.
2. Why was Gandhi successful in demanding independence
from the British?
2.
- collective power of masses
- ability to comprise
- uniting various groups (Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs)
- results of having a common enemy
1. What were the problems in Africa that created the desire
for independence?
2. What were the lingering effects of imperialism on the
newly created African countries?
1 and 2
Case Study
- Independence movement in S.
Africa
- Apartheid, Mandela, Boer War
- Self-determination
XIII. Contemporary Issues
UNIT OF STUDY/THEME:
Block
Suggested #
of Days:
SCOS
Objectives
Year-long
3 Days
6 Days
Concepts/
Factual Content
Unit Essential
Question:
Has protecting the interests of the powerful led to
contemporary conflicts?
Evaluate the degree to which protecting the interests of
the powerful have led to conflicts.
Examples of Lesson Essential Questions
Corresponding Areas to Highlight
6.04
6.05
Globalization
1. What changes in society lead to globalization?
2. How is modern technology creating a true economic and
political “global village”?
1 and 2
- flattening of the world, civil rights movements in other
countries, outsourcing, gross consumption, consumer
culture, expanding/competing markets
Fair and free trade
5.05
The United Nations
How has the United Nations prevented the abuse of power?
- peace-keeping forces, security councils, resolutions,
sanctions, placing political pressure
6.06
8.04
Religious tensions
1. How are major religious tensions being solved in modern
times?
1.
- Middle Eastern conflicts (Kashmir, Israel, Palestine)
- Conflicts within Communism over religious freedom
(Tibet, N. Korea, China)
- Tensions between Muslims and Christians (terrorism)
- South America, Ireland (Catholic/Protestant conflict)
2. Is religious freedom becoming more universal?
6.02
8.04
Ethnic tensions
What are the sources of ethnic tension in modern society?
- imperialism, conflict over resources, land disputes,
prejudices
6.05
7.03
8.05
Energy and Ecological issues
How does the scarcity of resources shape global policies?
- war, global warming, increased energy costs, increasing
demand, search for alternate energy (green movement),
desertification